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CGI to YIP: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
472 mi
760 km · 410 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
472 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from YIP?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Detroit (YIP) is 472 miles (760 km, 410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CGI to YIP?
Nonstop service on CGI–YIP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cape Girardeau and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Cape Girardeau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGI–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGI to YIP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGI–YIP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.